2021 UCF NURSING MAGAZINE, vol. 16

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | VOL. 16

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CONTENTS FEATURES

THE

10 Unique Nursing-Engineering Collaboration Equals Patents 16 Addressing Maternal and Newborn Health Disparities

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MOMENT

24 Q&A with New Department Chair

RESEARCH 18 Six Newly Funded Interdisciplinary Projects 19 Increasing Diversity in Clinical Research Participants 20 First Predoctoral Fellowship 22 Funded Research & Scholarship 26 Recent Publications

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SECTIONS 5 Message from Dean 6 News Briefs 8 Academics 14 Community 16 Simulation 24

30

Faculty

29 Advancement 32 Alumni 34 Class Notes

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LEADERSHIP

DEAN’S ADVISORY BOARD

Innovation and creativity are important in nursing because …

More on p. 10

READ BLUMBERG National Sales Manager, CAE Healthcare SHERRY BUXTON MBA / Assistant Vice President, ELLiE Program Executive, Orlando Health KENNETH (KEN) DION PhD, MSN, MBA, ’91BSN, RN, FAAN / Assistant Dean, Business Development and Strategic Relationships, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing; President, Sigma KEVIN J. DOUGHERTY Executive Vice President and COO, Addition Financial KELLY CARLSON EBERBACH ’15DNP, ’17, MBA, RN, CPN, CPEN / Emergency Departments Clinical Nurse Educator, Nemours Children’s Hospital

KEN DION

“In practice, it is nursing innovation that will address the broken processes in our ailing healthcare system, if given the opportunities. In academia, nursing innovation can fund future research to extend its impact beyond just publication.”

ANDREA ELISCU BS, RN / President, Medical Marketing, Inc. KIM ELLIOTT MSN, RN / Senior Vice President of Clinical Services, Brookdale Senior Living SUSAN FORBES Senior VP of Corporate Communications & Public Relations, OneBlood ADAM GOLDSTEIN Managing Director, Private Wealth Management at Heathrow TODD E. GUILEY ’91 / Director of Account Management – Key Accounts, UnitedHealthcare MICHAEL HSU MHA / CFO, Southeast Petro Distributors MARTIE MOORE MAOM, RN, CPHQ / Healthcare Executive

ANDREA ELISCU

“We have the privilege to see the 30,000 feet up big picture and at the side of our patient’s bedside. We are creative, nurturers and play a role in decision making backed by science. We have the opportunity to be part of the solution, which is very empowering.”

ROSEMARY NOTARANTONIO MSN, ’81BSN, RN / Principal, Notarantonio & Associates MARK ROH MD / Healthcare Executive RANIA SADRACK ’99 / Director of Healthcare Strategy, TLC Engineering Solutions JULIE VINCENT ’16DNP / Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, AdventHealth Central Florida Division – North Region

JULIE VINCENT

“Nurses cannot stand still. We must insist on leading in the management of the complexities of healthcare today. Nurses are uniquely positioned to redesign care delivery and to optimize work environments to improve patient outcomes.”

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COLLEGE LEADERSHIP MARY LOU SOLE PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM / Dean, Orlando Health Endowed Chair in Nursing and UCF Pegasus Professor NORMA CONNER PhD, RN, FNAP / Associate Dean for Academic Excellence and Associate Professor CARMEN GIURGESCU PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN / Associate Dean for Research, Chatlos Foundation Endowed Chair in Nursing and Professor MAUREEN COVELLI PhD, RN / Chair for Department of Nursing Practice and Associate Professor MONA SHATTELL PhD, RN, FAAN / Chair for Department of Nursing Systems, Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Endowed Chair in Nursing and Professor JESSICA SIMMONS ’07MA ’11EdD / Assistant Dean of Students

UCF Nursing Magazine is published annually by the College of Nursing at the University of Central Florida for alumni, friends, national nursing leadership, community partners, students, faculty, staff and the media.

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OUR MISSION To prepare nurse leaders and patient advocates through excellence in education, research and service.

MESSAGE FROM

THE DEAN Through innovation and creativity, nurse scientists have a real opportunity to improve patient care and outcomes.

N

o other discipline is at the patient’s bedside 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is nurses that deliver interventions and treatments, collaborating across the healthcare team, to care for the patient.

However, much of the evidence needed for today’s evidence-based practice is still

emerging. That’s why it is important to ask, “Is there a better way to do something?” and to question the status quo to make scientific discoveries, disprove theories and validate practices.

In my decades of research, I have learned that it is often the little things that make the biggest difference, such as mouth care in preventing pneumonia in ventilated patients, and the turning and positioning of critically ill patients to prevent complications.

To continue to foster innovation, we need to look at things differently and collaborate across disciplines through team science. At the College of Nursing, for example, Endowed Chair and computer scientist Dr. Gregory Welch is working with acute care nurse practitioner and Assistant Professor Dr. Frank Guido-Sanz on wound simulations to improve trauma care (see p. 10). While our aging expert Dr. Ladda Thiamwong has collaborated with kinesiology and engineering to use sensors to assess fall risk and prevent this leading cause of injury in older adults.

For nursing to survive as a discipline, we need more scientists. In the U.S., the statistics are staggering. A projected one-third of nursing faculty are expected to retire by 2025, while there has been an eight-year decline in PhD program enrollment. We need to mentor the next generation of nurse scientists. That’s why we are fostering a younger generation who can spend more time in a research career with our BSN to PhD program (see p. 20), and actively secure research funding, fellowships and scholarship opportunities to support doctoral students.

As a profession, and community of Knight nurses, we need to stay curious – to continue to ask questions, and find the answers.

The health of our community and future of nursing depends on it.

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MARY LOU SOLE PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM Dean, UCF College of Nursing Orlando Health Endowed Chair in Nursing UCF Pegasus Professor, UCF’s Highest Faculty Honor nursing.ucf.edu | FALL 2021 | 5

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The Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation awarded

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$300,000 to fund innovative interdisciplinary healthcare projects and programs to improve community health (see p. 18).

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Healthcare Simulation Program Director / Professor Mindi Anderson Educator of the Year, Society for Simulation in Healthcare

Assistant Professor Veronica Decker Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice

NEW FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR Associate Professor Jascinth Lindo received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to the Bahamas to build nurse research capacity in the Caribbean.

LEADER IN DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVITY & EQUITY Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Elizabeth V. Kinchen

Academic Advisor Donna Mercado

Holistic Nurse Scholar, Global Academy of Holistic Nursing

Lourdes Acevedo Student Advocate Award, Florida Academic Advising Association

Desiree Díaz, whose research uses simulation to improve healthcare disparities, was honored with the inaugural Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equity Excellence Award from the International

“Dr. Shattell brings a wealth of experience to the position. She is a well-respected leader in higher education, in mental health nursing, and in the profession where she has used her voice to publicly advocate for nurses on a national level.”

Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning.

ADVANCED EXPERT IN SIMULATION OPERATIONS STIM Center Associate Director Syretta Spears is among the world’s first 25 professionals to receive the advanced certified healthcare simulation operations specialist (CHSOS-A) designation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.

­— DEAN MARY LOU SOLE

Meet the new Department Chair on p. 24

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On Friday, senior BSN student Sadie Richards was awarded the 2021 Order of Pegasus, the highest student honor from the University of Central Florida #Congratulations Sadie! We are so proud!

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Caring for our community 200 @UCF_Nursing students are administering the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible members of (see p. 14) the Orlando community

“As a first-generation college student, I consider it a privilege to have the opportunity of a college education, so I don’t take it for granted,” she says.

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Aleena Kondek, a former UCFPD employee, graduated from @UCF_Nursing this morning. Her father, Tarpon Springs Police Officer Charlie Kondek, was killed in the line of duty in 2014.

We know our officers can’t fill the shoes of her father on this milestone day, but we hope that our presence reminded her of how proud he and her extended law enforcement family are. Do great things, Aleena! Charge On! #UCFGrad

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Class of 2021 15 Honors Undergraduate Theses Among the 15 BSN graduates who wrote, defended and published original, independent work contributing to nursing science is Shelby Reeves ’21BSN. Reeves, who comes from a family of nurses, explored the effects of service dogs on veterans’ management of PTSD.

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Chloe Frye ’21BSN and Josée Etienne ’21BSN wrote a resolution for the Student Nurses’ Association to support increasing awareness of the lack of pain assessments in patients of color – the resolution passed at the state and national levels.

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First Students at New Hospital In July, the first cohort of BSN students began clinicals at the new UCF Lake Nona Medical Center.

The center joins 700+ other clinical

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partners across Central Florida where UCF nursing students fulfill their clinical course requirements.

Scholarship Aids Second Degree Students From an educator to a private pilot,

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these six career changers can focus fully on their studies thanks to the national

Meet the 2021 scholars of this exclusive scholarship for Second Degree BSN students

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F E AT U R E

THE

MOMENT

Gregory Welch PhD in Computer Science

F E AT U R E

KNOWLEDGE + COLLABORATION + TIME TO THINK EQUALS WINNING INNOVATIONS Great ideas that help patients, such as touching an isolated COVID-19 patient via an app and a simulator to help nurses learn how to treat wounds, are the fruits of reflection and a unique nursing-engineering collaboration.

S

ome of the best ideas come when

with several nurses and reflecting

to develop a working prototype and

the mind can wander, process new

on some of the heartfelt stories

advance the ideas.

knowledge, and connect dots that don’t

he saw about people who couldn’t

obviously seem to belong together.

visit or touch family members who

For computer scientist and engineer Gregory Welch, the AdventHealth

The prototype they built works like this. Imagine using a virtual

had contracted COVID-19 and were isolated in hospitals or nursing homes.

connection to see a hospitalized loved one and then swiping the screen in

Endowed Chair in Healthcare

“I started thinking, what a horrible

a particular spot. The swipe would

Simulation in the College of Nursing,

situation,” Welch said. “Even when

translate into a computer command

some of his biggest “aha” moments

medical providers go in, they are all

that would travel across the internet

occur at times of reflection, for

gowned up and they can’t go in there

and generate a caress on the patient’s

example while riding his bicycle along

all the time. The patient is isolated.”

forehead via a tactile headband.

“It’s so important to have time to think,” said Welch, who also co-directs the Synthetic Reality Lab at the Institute for Simulation and Training.

“You teach, you do research, you talk to domain experts, you know what

We work closely with our innovators to translate promising solutions into products that impact society and improve healthcare.

— Svetlana Shtrom, Director of UCF Technology Transfer

you know, but it is so important to find time to … think.”

Put another way, the kind of creativity that leads to innovation that makes a big impact, comes from giving the brain time to cook an idea.

Welch should know. Since arriving in 2011, he’s led or co-led 10 ideas or products that have eventually been granted patents and which the UCF Technology Transfer Office is working to license to companies.

“Then I thought about FaceTime and what a wonderful tool we have to communicate, but still, there is a lack of touch and that is so powerful for patients and families.”

He realized maybe he could change that. In collaboration with Computer Science Associate Professor Ryan McMahn and others, he developed ideas for Low Latency Tactile Telepresence, for which UCF received

COVID TOUCH One of his latest innovations was the result of thinking about conversations

”

a Central Florida bike trail.

a patent in August. Welch and McMahn have also assembled a team of National Science Foundationsupported undergraduate students

”

UCF’s Technology Transfer Office is now looking for companies that may want to license this technology, continue some research and development, and eventually bring it to market.

“We work closely with our innovators to translate promising solutions into products that impact society and improve healthcare,” said Tech Transfer Director Svetlana Shtrom. “It’s one way we translate research and make a difference in our communities and across the globe.”

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F E AT U R E

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Fuels ideas from the free time to think to the ability to act on them

ED

RECEIV

Develop the Idea

Identify an Opportunity From working at the bedside, nurses identify opportunities to improve patient care.

While in a lab, computer scientists and engineers identify new technology opportunities.

Collaborate on an Idea An idea forms from crossdiscipline interactions where nurses share needs (top-down thinking) and technology experts share tools that may help (bottom-up thinking).

Collaboration continues as scientists, engineers and nursing experts bring the idea to life, where it evolves from drawings to prototypes, to testing.

Patent and Pitch Innovation Work with technology transfer and legal teams to patent the invention, and present to industries and partners to license the technology and bring it to market.

EXPERTISE AND COLLABORATION For Assistant Professor Frank Guido-Sanz, practical experience and collaboration is the way to get an idea to the place where it can make a difference for patients.

A member of the National Disaster Medical System Trauma Critical Care Team, GuidoSanz has collaborated with Welch on several projects that have led to two patents for UCF. The patents are for a simulator that teaches healthcare providers how to treat wounds.

Wounds, historically, are created in training scenarios using moulage (molds and makeup) on manikins, which has limitations. “This new wound technology allows us to improve training by making scenarios more realistic,” said Guido-Sanz, who also works as an acute care nurse practitioner at a Miami hospital.

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F E AT U R E

“By incorporating sensors and

for the most impact. Once there is

actuators into the moulage, we are

an idea, he collaborates to provide

able to make the simulated wounds

his area of expertise to refine the

provide multi-modal sensations,” said

concept and eventually, submit the

Welch. “For example, the person in a

patent paperwork. The real power is

training scenario would see a wound

in developing critical knowledge from

bleeding through augmented reality.

experience and sharing it with others

When they apply pressure to the

who have talents or knowledge that

wound on this device, they would

can complement it. Because of the

feel something wet and a pulse. The

role nurses play in healthcare, they

simulator would ‘feel’ the pressure and

are critical to the development of

in response, the simulated patient’s

innovations that can improve patient

blood pressure would improve.”

care, he said.

The device is portable and could be

Nurses, Guido-Sanz added, are the

attached to a leg of a manikin, task

“eyes and ears” for computer scientists

trainer or standardized patient (actors

and engineers, like Welch. “We are at

trained for healthcare simulation

the bedside with patients and in the

scenarios). The technology, which

hospital systems where we can identify

can easily place a wound in locations

needs, and ask ‘how can we make this

all over the body and at varying

simpler, better, more operational, or

degrees of severity, has wide-reaching

more functional’,” he said.

potential, from nursing and medical school to military combat training.

PATENTED IDEAS

Endowed Chair and computer scientist Gregory Welch holds 18 patents to-date, 10 of which were granted since joining UCF

“Nurses continue to pursue innovations

in 2011. Many of these patents are

that benefit communities, contribute to

focused in healthcare and were

It all began from a conversation. “We

closing socioeconomic health disparities

had been in a meeting together on a

and inequities, and advance nursing

different topic, and had time afterward

science,” he said. “Nursing’s reach

to talk and brainstorm ideas,” said

and impact are beyond healthcare.

Among the patented inventions are

Guido-Sanz. One of the many benefits

Interprofessional collaboration is pivotal

the low latency tactile telepresence,

of having the computer scientist in the

to these efforts. A profession whose

college – the time and opportunity for

overarching aims are so broad, touching

nurses to brainstorm together with the

many lives in many ways, cannot remain

technology expert on how to take an

in a silo. Not in this century.”

idea to an innovation.

Both inventors say that the best

created in collaboration with UCF nursing faculty.

and the wound simulator with nursing co-inventors Frank GuidoSanz and Mindi Anderson (see above). He also holds three patents

“Figuring ideas out together, for

inventions come from solving

for an innovative physical-virtual

me, is the fun part of my job,” said

problems that revolve around people

patient bed system, which brings

Welch. “Being embedded, if you

and improving their life in some way.

humanity to simulation. Nursing

“As long as we keep patients at the

co-inventors on those patents are

center of our work, which is really

Kelly Allred, Karen Aroian, Mary

part of a nurse's core mission, then

Lou Sole, and Steven Talbert.

will, within nursing also gives me a unique perspective where I see more connections between healthcare, computer science and engineering.”

innovation will make sense and

Guido-Sanz said a goal for producing

improve patient outcomes,” Guido-

this type of technology is to make it

Sanz said. “For nursing, that’s what it

available to the population-at-large

is all about.”

Diagram above courtesy of Salam Daher ’18PhD in Modeling & Simulation * Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)

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COMMUNITY

AS FEATURED IN

Administering Doses of Hope More than 250 Class of 2021 BSN graduates from UCF Orlando, Cocoa and Daytona joined a nationwide effort to help administer thousands of COVID-19 vaccines across Central Florida.

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COMMUNITY

A Day to Play This summer, the college partnered with Focus Forward Skilled Care to create a fun-filled afternoon for medically fragile kids and their families. Nursing faculty Geraldine Luzincourt and Heather Peralta helped plan the event where all children, regardless of ability, could be involved.

(Photos: Jeremy Scott)

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S I M U L AT I O N

USING SIMULATION TO ADDRESS MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH GRANT HELPS STUDENTS BECOME CULTURALLY COMPETENT PROVIDERS

T

he statistics are staggering. In the U.S., Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native women are two to three times

more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes compared to white women. According to the CDC, two-thirds of pregnancyrelated deaths are preventable.

Health disparities extend to newborns. Infants of non-Hispanic Black women have the highest mortality rate – more than double the rate for non-Hispanic white women.

Thanks to a research grant from Laerdal Medical and two new high-fidelity manikins, Associate Professor Desiree Díaz worked with UCF nursing faculty and student researchers to create simulation-based learning experiences to improve the outcomes for these mothers and their infants.

Studies have shown that a well-designed simulation can build upon information from an academic setting and transform care at the bedside. “It starts by bringing awareness to our nursing students, creating early recognition of potentially fatal healthcare complications and social determinants of health in ethnically diverse populations, to save lives of moms and babies,” said Díaz.

i LEARN MORE Research featured in NLN Nursing Edge and

Considering External Factors in Maternal Care Díaz consulted with Associate Dean of Research Carmen Giurgescu, a certified women’s health nurse practitioner, to create realistic simulated learning scenarios to explore healthcare disparities for Black women and infants.

HealthySimulation.com. Simulation now available in the Laerdal Scenario Library, “Postpartum Care of a Patient with Gestational Diabetes.”

In the simulation, “Kendra” is in the fourth stage of labor and requires heightened care since she is at higher risk for hypoglycemia due to gestational diabetes and for postpartum hemorrhage. Post-delivery, students are expected to begin an

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S I M U L AT I O N

assessment for, and educate “Kendra” on, postpartum blues and depression.

“Healthcare disparities is bringing awareness to the issues that are often not spoken,” said Díaz. “Students must first understand how external factors affect the internal aspect of a patient to ultimately provide more culturally competent care.” Those factors are social and environmental, such as racial discrimination and living in disadvantaged neighborhoods, which are related to a higher risk for preterm birth and pregnancy complications for Black women.

Addressing Knowledge Gap in Newborn Distress A group of three undergraduate student researchers worked with Díaz to develop a simulation to address infant mortality and health disparities. The simulation-based learning experience involved caring for a 12-hour-old infant of a Black mother with gestational diabetes, as infants born to mothers with gestational diabetes are at risk for complications. are many healthcare disparities in our

about them, to being able to have a

In the simulation, students had to

country that can be addressed with

conversation about them and gain

recognize the need to perform a blood

proper education and recognition.”

the knowledge to make a long-term

glucose check and assessment on the

difference in how I care for patients,”

infant who had difficulty latching for

said Gabrielle Jaromin ’21BSN, who

were expected to educate the mother

Providing a Safe Environment for Discussion and Reflection

on newborn care, infant bonding,

After both simulation experiences,

breastfeeding and more.

students had the opportunity to discuss

“Simulation provides an experiential

and reflect on the clinical care provided

learning opportunity for students to

as well as the health disparities.

care for individuals that have been

breastfeeding. Additionally, students

“I want to make a true difference in healthcare as a registered nurse, and

participated in the maternal simulation as a student earlier this year.

marginalized, and an invigorating

this research project was the first step

“I was able to move from knowing

environment to create contextual

in doing so,” said Anna Cook ’21BSN,

about certain healthcare disparities,

meaning to the facts they read about

one of the student researchers. “There

and feeling sad and frustrated

in textbooks,” said Díaz.

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S I M U L AT I O N

Leading in Healthcare Simulation Education Florida’s first healthcare simulation graduate program – and among only a few nationwide

World’s leading experts, including advanced certified healthcare simulation experts and an advanced certified operations specialist

$300,000 AWARDED FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

Internationally

The gift from the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation (see p. 6) will support eight

accredited in

interdisciplinary research projects at the UCF Academic Health Sciences Center.

teaching/education

Nursing researchers are collaborating on six of the projects:

from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare

For more, nursing.ucf.edu/sim

1. Enhancing Understanding of the

with Emerging Technologies

Through Hologram-assisted

Across the UCF Academic Health

Interdisciplinary Education

Sciences Center

Simulation Scenarios (photo) 2. 3D Printers for Healthcare Procedural Training and Education

$10K FROM UNITEDHEALTHCARE TO SUPPORT SIMULATION EFFORTS

3. The Sexual and Reproductive

5. Therapeutic Alliance: Enhancing the Patient-practitioner Relationship Across Disciplines 6. School Versus Summer Weight-gain

Health (SRH) Collaborative at UCF

and Health-related Behaviors in Youth

[podcast series]

with Autism Spectrum Disorder

CHSE BLUEPRINT REVIEW COURSE Saturday, March 19, 2022 7 CEUs | nursing.ucf.edu/sim Gain the knowledge to become a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE)

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4. Interprofessional Pain Curriculum

Social Determinants of Health

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RESEARCH

Research Highlights

2020-21

STUDY

Increasing Diversity in Clinical Research Participants UCF part of a $2 million, three-year statewide effort Different people have different responses to treatments. That’s why there are national mandates to include racial and ethnic minorities in clinical research to ensure that the results are applicable in the real world.

“Last year, the college increased collaborations across disciplines and received more federal funding for research.

While the past year and a half has been difficult, it has showed the strength of our faculty and the tireless work of our researchers to improve nursing care through scientific discoveries.”

Carmen Giurgescu Associate Dean for Research Chatlos Foundation Endowed Chair

However, a lack of diversity in clinical

“We want to ensure

research persists. “The challenge

clinical research in Florida

for researchers today is the limited

is representative of our

recruitment and enrollment of racial

population, and therefore,

and ethnic minorities,” said Professor

the results can help

Donna Felber Neff, a co-principal

improve the health and

investigator on the Florida Registry

wellbeing of all races and ethnicities,”

for Aging Studies. The project, which

added Neff.

is funded by the National Institute on Aging, a division of the National

As part of the project, the researchers

Institutes of Health, is a first-of-its-kind

are examining intergenerational

project helping to address the issue.

influence – the influence of one generation on another for attitudes,

Culturally diverse older Americans

values and behaviors – to recruit and

experience a higher rate of chronic

enroll the participants. Oftentimes,

disease and health conditions

culturally diverse older adults consult

compared to white older Americans. “It

family members when making

is an important public health priority

healthcare treatment decisions.

as a gap in knowledge prevents

NEW RESEARCH FUNDING $3.65M $2.69M

$1.6M

best evidence-based treatments for

Using the insights gained from

African American, Latino and Hispanic,

focus groups and surveys on

and Caribbean older adults who are

intergenerational influence, the

the fastest growing segment of the

researchers will create a marketing

population in Florida,” Neff said.

communications plan to increase awareness and willingness to

To address this, a group of researchers

participate in research opportunities.

from universities across Florida,

At the completion of the three-year

including Neff, are seeking to create a

project, the group expects to have a

statewide registry of culturally diverse

registry of more than 3,000 culturally

older adults ready to participate in

diverse adults ages 65 and older.

clinical research studies. ’18-’19

’19-’20

’20-’21

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RESEARCH

PROFILE

National Funding for Young Nursing Scientist First Predoctoral Fellowship Recipient

N

ursing BSN to PhD student

Undergraduate Thesis as a nursing

Dean Mary Lou Sole. “Kim is taking

Kimberly Emery Rathbun

student at UCF. That passion was

her study from start to finish, from

’17BSN was honored with the Ruth

further fueled by working as a graduate

the clinical research side of study

L. Kirschstein Predoctoral National

research assistant to Dean Sole,

enrollment and data collection to

Research Service Award from the

contributing to numerous research

the basic science of processing and

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

publications with nursing faculty,

analyzing oral saliva specimens.”

and became the first predoctoral

and gaining hands-on learning at the

fellowship recipient at the college.

prestigious NIH Summer Genetics

Thanks to the NIH fellowship, Emery

The national award seeks to help

Institute in 2019. “That experience

has been able to further hone her

promising predoctoral students gain

shaped the trajectory of my

skills in basic science. She has taken

mentored research training during their

dissertation research,” added Emery.

additional coursework in statistical

dissertation research and develop their potential as scientists.

programming and participated in For her dissertation research, Emery

the Microbiome Data Analytics Boot

is focusing on the changes in the

Camp with Columbia University.

oral microbiome, or bacteria, over

“Kim is an outstanding student who has the potential to become a renowned researcher in her area of expertise.”

time during hospitalization for non-

Despite the challenges of the

ventilated patients – a population

COVID-19 pandemic, Emery has been

that has not been well explored in

successful in recruiting patients to

research. “The oral microbiome has

meet her enrollment goals for her

many important health and clinical

dissertation research. After collecting

implications,” she said. “I am also

saliva specimens from patients at a

— Carmen Giurgescu, Associate Dean of Research

interested in seeing how oral bacteria

local hospital, she conducts 16S rRNA

and bacterial diversity differ between

sequencing in the UCF Genomics

patients admitted to the hospital from

and Bioinformatics Cluster lab. The

a nursing home compared to home.”

sequencing method allows her to see

“This award provides an incredible

the types of microbes present in the

opportunity to expand my knowledge

“Nurse scientists today, like Kim, have

saliva samples, which she analyzes

with mentorship and training

a greater opportunity to incorporate

with bioinformatics to determine what

opportunities,” said Emery.

basic science into their research, which

factors led to non-ventilator hospital

is exciting as it has the potential to

acquired pneumonia – and the

Emery’s passion for research was

make a significant impact on patient

nursing interventions that can prevent

sparked by completing an Honors

outcomes and quality of care,” said

it to improve patient outcomes.

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RESEARCH

AT 26, EMERY is nearly two decades younger than the average nursing PhD graduate – and that’s a good thing. Emery is the first of four students in the college’s innovative BSN to PhD program, which seeks to create a younger generation of researchers who will have more time in their careers to contribute to nursing science.

“The future is bright for nursing research, with team science, but we need to have the scientists like Kim to do it,” said Dean Sole.

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RESEARCH

Annette Bourgault, PhD, RN, CNL, FAAN, Principal Investigator, SAFETY Study: Stop Auscultation of Feeding Tubes, UCF Foundation, Inc. ($500), Sigma Theta Tau International – Theta Epsilon Chapter ($1,000).

Annette Bourgault, PhD, RN, CNL, FAAN, Principal Investigator, Microbiome Load of Feeding Tube Stylets, UCF College of Graduate Studies ($25,395).

Brian Peach, PhD, RN, CCRN, Principal Investigator, Organizational Characteristics Associated with High and Low Performance on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Sepsis Core Measure, Sigma Theta Tau International – Theta Epsilon Chapter ($1,000).

Brian Peach, PhD, RN, CCRN, Principal Investigator, and Boon Peng Ng, PhD, Co-Investigator, Organizational Characteristics Associated with High and Low Compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services SEP-1 Core Measure, Florida Nurses Foundation ($500).

CHRONIC DISEASES

ACUTE CARE

FUNDED RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP ACTIVE IN FY 2020–21

Donna Felber Neff, PhD, RN, FNAP, Principal Investigator, Geraldine Luzincourt, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CNE, CoInvestigator, Florida Registry for Aging Studies, Florida International University/National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging ($203,576).

Boon Peng Ng, PhD, Principal Investigator, and Ladda Thiamwong, PhD, RN, Co-Investigator, Examine the Characteristics, Health and Economic Burdens of Perceived Fall Risk and Physiological Fall Risk Assessments Among Racial/Ethnic Older U.S. Adults, The Learning Institute for Elders ($3,780).

Ladda Thiamwong, PhD, RN, Co-Investigator, Adaptation of Brain and Body Responses to Perturbations During Gait in Young and Older Adults, National Institutes of Health/ National Institute on Aging ($1,494,713).

Ladda Thiamwong, PhD, RN, Principal Investigator, Technology-based Fall Risk Assessments for Older Adults in Low-Income Settings, National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging ($149,000).

Ladda Thiamwong, PhD, RN, Principal Investigator, Technology Innovation Enabling Falls Risk Assessments and Physical Activity in Low-Income Adults, The Learning Institute for Elders ($7,200).

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EDUCATION & PRACTICE

Vicki Montoya, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, Principal Investigator, Determinants of Nephrology Provider Use of Conservative Management vs. Dialysis in Patients > 75 Years, Sigma Theta Tau International – Theta Epsilon Chapter ($684).

Jacqueline LaManna, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES, Principal Investigator, and Susan Quelly, PhD, RN, CNE, Co-Investigator, Preventing type 2 diabetes in Low-Income Minority Women with Prior Gestational Diabetes, Swift Family Foundation ($10,000).

Boon Peng Ng, PhD, Principal Investigator, IPA: CDC Assignment for Dr. Boon Peng Ng, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ($45,296).

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

AGING & GERIATRICS

Vicki Montoya, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, Principal Investigator, Shared Decision Making in Elderly Patients > 75 years with Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease: A Situational Analysis, UCF Office of Research ($7,500).

Jean Davis, PhD, DNP, EdD, APRN, FNP-BC, PHCNS-BC, Principal Investigator, Cancer Survivors Physical Activity, Sigma Theta Tau International – Theta Epsilon Chapter ($1,000).

Vicki Montoya, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, Principal Investigator, Technology-based Pre-Dialysis Education, American Nephrology Nurses’ Association ($5,000).

Brian Peach, PhD, RN, CCRN, Principal Investigator, and Mary Lou Sole, PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM, CoInvestigator, Intensive Care Unit Delirium in the COVID-19 Pandemic, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses ($10,000).

Ansu Sebastian, MSN, PhD Candidate, Principal Investigator, and Donna Felber Neff, PhD, RN, FNAP, CoInvestigator, Hospital Readmission After Abdominal and Colorectal Surgeries: A Qualitative Analysis, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses – Metropolitan Orlando Chapter ($1,945).

Christa Cook, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC, Principal Investigator, HIV Surveillance – Data Analysis, University of Florida/ Florida Department of Health ($20,000).

Jascinth Lindo, PhD, MPH, RN, Principal Investigator, Readiness for Discharge Among Hospitalized Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Diseases in Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica, UCF Foundation, Inc. ($500).

Brian Peach, PhD, RN, CCRN, Principal Investigator, Post Intensive Care Syndrome: The Psychological Course of COVID-19 Positive and COVID-19 Negative Survivors of Respiratory Failure After an Intensive Care Unit Admission, UCF Foundation, Inc. ($5,000).

Kimberly Emery Rathbun, BSN, PhD Candidate, Principal Investigator, and Mary Lou Sole, PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM, Sponsor, Exploration of the Oral Microbiome in Non-Ventilated Hospitalized Patients, National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research ($32,435).

Christa Cook, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC, Principal Investigator, Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium (SHARC) Administrative and Research Support Core, University of Florida/National Institutes of Health ($54,071).

Jacqueline LaManna, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES, Principal Investigator, and Dawn Eckhoff, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, Co-Investigator, Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Primary Care Scholars Collaborative, Health Resources and Services Administration ($362,975).

Elizabeth Kinchen, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, SGAHN, Principal Investigator, Patient and Practitioner Experiences, Knowledge and Understanding of Shared Decision Making, UCF Office of Research ($7,500).

Elizabeth Kinchen, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, SGAHN, Principal Investigator, Exploration of Patient and Practitioner Experiences, Knowledge and Understanding of Shared Decision Making, UCF Foundation, Inc. ($2,000).

Donna Felber Neff, PhD, RN, FNAP, Principal Investigator, Nurse Faculty Loan Program, Health Resources and Services Administration ($15,900).

Sandra Galura, PhD, RN, CCRP, Principal Investigator, Understanding Managerial Dissonance in Nurse Managers, UCF Foundation, Inc. ($500).

Sandra Galura, PhD, RN, CCRP, Principal Investigator, Understanding Managerial Dissonance in Perioperative Nurse Managers, Florida Nurses Foundation ($750).

Sandra Galura, PhD, RN, CCRP, Principal Investigator, and Nora Warshawsky, PhD, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, FAAN, CoInvestigator, Understanding the Interim Nurse Manager Role and its Influence on Nursing Staff and Patient Outcomes: A Mixed Methods Approach, Association for Leadership Science in Nursing ($10,000).

Nora Warshawsky, PhD, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, FAAN, Principal Investigator, Evaluating the Impact of Nurse Manager Job Design and Practice Environment on Achieving the Quadruple Aim, American Organization of Nurse Executives ($50,000).

Dawn Eckhoff, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, Co-Principal Investigator, Future Telemedicine Technologies and Multidisciplinary Workforce Readiness, National Science Foundation ($150,000).

Frank Guido-Sanz, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, Principal Investigator, Phase II: Diagnosis Algorithms for Autonomous Combat Casualty Care, Soar Technology, Inc. ($50,000).

Frank Guido-Sanz, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, Principal Investigator, Intelligent System Architecture for Autonomous Care (ISAAC) Intervention, Soar Technology, Inc. ($50,000).

Michael Valenti, PhD, RN, Principal Investigator, Using Community Engagement to Develop a Technological Intervention to Improve Chronic Kidney Disease Related Fatigue and the Cluster of Psychological Symptoms, UCF Foundation, Inc. ($3,500).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Principal Investigator, Extended Augmented Reality: Autonomous Virtual Behaviors and Extrasensory Perceptions Integrated Into Ad Hoc Spaces, Office of Naval Research ($1,175,000).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Principal Investigator, and Laura Gonzalez, PhD, APRN, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, Co-Principal Investigator, Physical-Virtual Patient Bed for Healthcare Training and Assessment, National Science Foundation ($918,931).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Investigator, REU Site: Research Experiences in the Internet of Things (IoT), National Science Foundation ($389,912).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Principal Investigator, Blended Reality Solution for Live, Virtual, and Constructive Field Training, Phase II, SA Photonics ($156,138).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Principal Investigator, and Mindi Anderson, PhD, APRN, CPNP-CP, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, Investigator, CHS: Medium: Collaborative Research: Augmented Reality Agents with Pervasive Awareness, Appearance, and Abilities, National Science Foundation ($674,264).

VETERANS’ HEALTH

Desiree A. Díaz, PhD, FNP-BC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, Principal Investigator, and Mindi Anderson, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, Co-Investigator, Augmented Reality Training: Education to Safe Maternal-Child Lives, Swift Family Foundation ($11,000).

WOMEN’S HEALTH

SIMULATION & TECHNOLOGY

RESEARCH

Jean Davis, PhD, DNP, EdD, APRN, FNP-BC, PHCNSBC, Principal Investigator, Exercise Habits for Veterans, Sigma Theta Tau International ($10,000).

Veronica Decker, DNP, MBA, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FNAP, Principal Investigator, Impact of Depression on Veterans Newly Diagnosed with Cancer: Understanding the Links Among Depression, Cancer, Treatment, and Care, UCF Foundation, Inc. ($2,000).

Victoria Loerzel, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, Principal Investigator, A Proposal for a Grounded Theory Study of Flourishing in Recent Gulf War Era Veterans, American Psychiatric Nurses Association ($6,803).

Jean Davis, PhD, DNP, EdD, APRN, FNP-BC, PHCNS-BC, Principal Investigator, Exploring outcomes of FitMoms2B exercise program among African American women with highrisk pregnancy, UCF College of Graduate Studies ($20,000).

Carmen Giurgescu, PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN, Principal Investigator, Social Stressors and Inflammation: A Mixed Methods Approach to Preterm Birth, National Institutes of Health ($2,547,469).

Carmen Giurgescu, PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN, Principal Investigator, COVID Supplement to Social Stressors and Inflammation: A Mixed Methods Approach to Preterm Birth, National Institutes of Health ($197,610).

Carmen Giurgescu, PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN, Principal Investigator, Administrative Supplement to Social Stressors and Inflammation: A Mixed Methods Approach to Preterm Birth, National Institutes of Health ($266,479).

Carmen Giurgescu, PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN, Principal Investigator, Paternal Role in Adverse Birth Outcomes in Black Families, Michigan State University/National Institutes of Health ($82,841).

Carmen Giurgescu, PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN, Principal Investigator, Family Stress, Coparenting, and Infant Development among Immigrant Arab-American Families, Wayne State University/National Institutes of Health ($7,247).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Investigator, REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site on Internet of Things (IoT), National Science Foundation ($399,808).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Principal Investigator, and Frank Guido-Sanz, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, Co-Investigator, Phase II: Handoff Training for Combat Casualty Care, Soar Technology, Inc. ($463,949), Florida High Tech Corridor Council ($248,579).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Principal Investigator, and Mindi Anderson, PhD, APRN, CPNP-CP, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, Co-Investigator, Exploratory Effort Aimed at a Center for Virtual and Augmented Reality for Healthcare, UCF College of Graduate Studies ($40,000).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Principal Investigator, Enhanced Information Comprehension via Augmented Reality (EICAR), Office of Naval Research ($526,540).

FIRST NURSING POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW Suzanne Hyer ’19PhD, a national Jonas Scholar, is advancing her area of research on weight management practices. As a postdoctoral fellow, she is working with Carmen Giurgescu, associate dean of research, to investigate the role of social determinants of health on maternal weight gain during pregnancy and infant birthweight among Black women.

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FA C U LT Y

MEET THE NEW DEPARTMENT & ENDOWED CHAIR

Follow @MonaShattell

This summer UCF College of Nursing welcomed renowned mental health nursing expert Mona Shattell, PhD, RN, FAAN, as the new chair for the Department of Nursing Systems and the Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Endowed Chair.

You most recently were at Johns Hopkins

You’re an internationally recognized

the research and scholarship, but also

University. What are your first impressions

mental health expert with published

teaching students.

of UCF and Orlando?

work focused on patient-provider

I have felt a warm welcome from UCF and in the community. While UCF is large, it is a supportive community where faculty, students and staff are valued and encouraged. The only challenge is learning all of the acronyms!

relationships, environments of care,

What continues to inspire you each

and improving the mental health of

morning before work?

vulnerable populations, including longhaul truckers. What initially inspired your research in mental health?

My clinical area was psychiatric mental

I know that there is work to do. There are students to teach and inspire, clinical problems to solve, and faculty and staff to support.

health nursing. During my work in inpatient I’m settling into Orlando, which has a

acute care units and some outpatient

You have publicly addressed healthcare

nice quality of life and much nicer winters

settings, I saw so many opportunities for

issues and advocated for nurses with 60

than Baltimore. I’m also seeing firsthand

research to improve the quality of care

published op-eds including The New York

the impact UCF has on the area. Almost

for patients and the work environment

Times and The Atlantic. What led you to

everyone I meet has a connection to the

for nurses. I pursued my PhD to conduct

this role?

university, and such an enthusiasm for

research in the field and a career in higher

everything going on here.

education. I truly love what I do, not just

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When I was on the faculty at DePaul University, I participated in a three-month

FA C U LT Y

public voices fellowship sponsored by DePaul,

ensuring a safe working environment

and taught and facilitated by The OpEd

and maintaining excellent quality of care

Project. I learned how to use my expertise

for patients.

WELCOME NEW FACULTY

to be a public thought leader to impact the health of populations and advocate for

Policy advocacy is needed to ensure

nursing by writing op-eds and using social

advanced practice nurses can provide

Vivian Schutz

media. I am proud of my efforts to bring

care at the top of their abilities and are

Clinical Associate

awareness – and begin to initiate change – on

compensated fairly. Additional training in

the challenges facing our profession.

telehealth is needed to ensure continuity

Professor

of care during and beyond the pandemic.

There are many challenges facing nursing and the healthcare profession today.

As the Department Chair, you manage

In your opinion, what are some of the

degree programs that prepare students

biggest ones?

for leadership roles. What are key

There are so many. Nurses have one of the most difficult positions in healthcare. They are asked to do so much with very little. At the

Melissa Radecki Lecturer

characteristics that future nurse leaders should possess?

Power, passion, substance and perseverance.

Sotos Djiovanis Instructor

beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, bedside nurses worked without personal protective

What are your plans to ensure the

equipment (PPE) under extremely stressful

Department of Nursing Systems will

circumstances, putting their lives and the lives

continue to prepare nurse leaders for the

of their families at risk, all to care for people

current and future healthcare challenges?

who needed them.

I want to be a resource for our program

Kate Dorminy Instructor

directors and faculty, who are experts in Nurse leaders work under financial

their field, to help them continue to deliver

constraints to sustain an adequately staffed,

quality programs that meet the needs of

trained and educated workforce while

our global community.

22 DISTINGUISHED NATIONAL FACULTY FELLOWS: Congratulations to the newly inducted national fellows in 2020-2021 denoted American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) Mindi Anderson Karen Aroian (emerita) Christopher Blackwell Annette Bourgault Angeline Bushy Desiree Díaz Carmen Giurgescu Victoria Loerzel FAAN Mona Shattell Mary Lou Sole Nora Warshawsky

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Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF) Mindi Anderson Desiree Díaz American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) Christopher Blackwell Diane Wink (emerita) American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM) Mary Lou Sole

Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (FADCES) Jacqueline LaManna National Academies of Practice (FNAP) Susan Chase (emerita) Norma Conner Veronica Decker Donna Neff Global Academy of Holistic Nursing Scholar Elizabeth V. Kinchen

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FA C U LT Y

PUBLICATIONS Bourgault, A.M., Davis, J., Peach, B.C., Ahmed, R., & Wheeler, M. (in press). Use of social media to exchange critical care practice evidence during the pandemic.

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing.

Bourgault, A.M., Penoyer, D., & Upvall, M. (2021). It depends: Decision-making for insertion and removal of short peripheral catheters. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 44(2), 103-112.

Bourgault, A.M., Powers, J., Aguirre, L., & Hines, R. (2020). Migration of feeding tubes assessed by using an electromagnetic drive: A cohort study [CE article]. American Journal of Critical Care, 29(6), 439-447.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES 2020-21

Kwan, R.Y., Lee, D., Lee, P.H., Tse, M., Cheung, D.S., Thiamwong, L., & Choi, K. (2020). Effects of an mHealth brisk walking intervention on increasing physical activity in older people with cognitive frailty: Pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research mHealth and uHealth, 8(7), e16596.

Ng, B.P., Lu, J., Tiu, G.F., Thiamwong, L., & Zhong, Y. (2021). Bathroom modifications among community-dwelling older adults who experience falls in the United States: A cross-sectional study. Health and Social Care in the Community. Advance online publication.

Carvalho, M.F. de, Marques, J.M., Marta, C.B., Peregrino, A.A.F., Schutz, V., & Silva, R.C.L. da. (2020). Effectiveness of the automated drug dispensing system: Systematic review and meta-analyisis. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 73(5), 1-10, e20180942.

Ng, B.P., & Park, C. (2021). The role of media sources for COVID-19 information on engaging in recommended preventive behaviors among Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥ 65 years.

The Journals of Gerontology, Series B, gbab083.

Advance online publication.

Davis, N., Sheehan, T.O., Peach, B.C., Ansell, M., Cimiotti, J.P., Guo, Y., & Yoon, S. (2020).

Emergency department length of stay and other factors contributing to intracerebral hemorrhage patient outcomes: An executive summary. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 52(6), 264-266.

Ng, P.B., Thiamwong, L., He, Q., Towne, S.D., & Li, Y. (2020). Discrepancies between perceived and physiological fall risks and repeated falls among community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older. Clinical Gerontologist.

Advance online publication.

Morata, L., Sole, M.L., Guido-Sanz, F., Ogilvie, C., & Rich, R. (2021). Manual vs. automatic prone positioning and patient outcomes in acute respiratory distress syndrome [CE article]. American Journal of Critical Care, 30(2), 104-112.

Pandian, V., Morris, L.L., Brodsky, M.B., Lynch, J., Walsh, B., … Sole, M.L., Davidson, P., & Brenner, M.J. (2020). Critical care guidance for tracheostomy care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A global, multidisciplinary approach. American Journal of Critical Care, 29(6), e116-e127.

Peach, B.C., Valenti, M., & Sole, M.L. (2021).

A call for the World Health Organization to create International Classification of Disease diagnostic codes for post-intensive care syndrome in the age of COVID-19. World Medical & Health Policy, 13(2), 373-382.

Sheehan, T.O., Davis, N.W., Peach, B.C., Ansell, M., Cimiotti, J.P., Guo, Y., Kelly, D.L., Yoon, S.L., & Horgas, A.L. (2021). Executive summary: Hospital characteristics and mortality in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 53(1), 2-4.

Sole, M.L, Talbert, S., Rathbun, K.P., & Mehta, D.I. (2020). Is α-amylase an important biomarker to detect aspiration of oral secretions in ventilated patients? Critical Care Explorations, 2(7), e0159.

Sole, M.L., Yooseph, S., Talbert, S., Abomoelak, B., Deb, C., Rathbun, K.P., Penoyer, D., Middleton, A., & Mehta, D. (2021). Pulmonary microbiome of patients receiving mechanical ventilation: Changes over time. American Journal of Critical Care, 30(2), 128-132.

Talbert, S., Bourgault, A.M., Rathbun, K.P., Abomoelak, B., Deb, C., Mehta, D., & Sole, M.L. (2021). Pepsin A in oral and tracheal secretions from patients receiving mechanical ventilation.

American Journal of Critical Care, 30(6), 443-450.

Talbert, S., Deatrick, C.W., Emery, K., Middleton, A., Abomoelak, B., Deb, C., Mehta, D.I., & Sole, M.L. (2020). Intubation setting, aspiration, and ventilator-associated conditions. American Journal of Critical Care, 29(5), 371-378.

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Peach, B.C., Li, Y., & Cimiotti, J.P. (2021).

Urosepsis in older adults: Epidemiologic trends in Florida. Journal of Aging & Social Policy.

Advance online publication.

Thiamwong, L., & Decker, V.B. (2020).

Overcoming an irrational fear of falling: A case study. Clinical Case Studies, 19(5), 355-369.

Thiamwong, L., Ng, P.B., Kwan, R.Y.U., & Suwanno, J. (2021). Maladaptive fall risk appraisal and falling in communitydwelling older adults aged 60 years and older: Implications for screening. Clinical Gerontologist, 44(5), 552-561.

Thiamwong, L., Stout, R.J., Park, J.H., & Yan, X. (2021). Technology-based fall risk assessments for older adults in low-income settings: Protocol for a cross-sectional study. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(4), e27381.

Thiamwong, L., Stout, J.R., Sole, M.L., Ng, B.P., Yan, X., & Talbert, S. (2020). Physio-feedback and exercise program (PEER) improves balance, muscle strength, and fall risk in older adults.

Research in Gerontological Nursing, 13(6), 289-296.

Thiamwong, L. (2021). Older adults’ experiences with visual physio-feedback technology and peer-led exercises. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 29(4), 604-611.

Brady, B., Bruce, D., Foster, E., & Shattell, M. (2020). Self-efficacy in researching and obtaining medical cannabis by patients with chronic conditions. Health Education and Behavior, 47(5), 740-748.

Chan, J.C.N., Lim, L.L., Wareham, N.J., Shaw, J.E., Orchard, T.J., Zhang, P., …

Ng, B.P., & et al. (2020). The Lancet Commission on Diabetes: Using data to transform diabetes care and patient lives.

The Lancet, 396(10267), 2019-2082.

Decker, V.B., Ivanov, O., & Gopalan, P.K. (in press). Improving the initial breast cancer consultation. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice.

He, Q., Silverman, C.L., Park, C., Tiu, G.F., & Ng, B.P. (2021). Prescription drug coverage satisfaction, cost-reducing behavior, and medication nonadherence among Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy, 27(6), 696-705.

Howell, D., Mayer, D.K., Fielding, R., Eicher, M., Verdonck-de Leeuw, I.M., … Loerzel, V., & et. al. (2021). Management of cancer and health after the clinic visit: A call to action for selfmanagement in cancer care. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 113(5), 523-531.

Laxy, M., Zhang, P., Ng, B.P., Shao, H., Ali, M.K., Albright, A., & Gregg, E.W. (2020). Implementing lifestyle change interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes in U.S. Medicaid programs: Cost effectiveness, and cost, health, and health equity impact. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 18(5), 713-726.

Loerzel, V., Clochesy, J., & Geddie, P. (2020).

Using serious games to increase prevention and self-management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in older adults with cancer.

Oncology Nursing Forum, 47(5), 567-576.

Loerzel, V., Hines, R.B., Deatrick, C.W., Geddie, P.I., & Clochesy, J.M. (2021). Unplanned emergency department visits and hospital admissions of older adults under treatment for cancer in the ambulatory/community setting.

Supportive Care in Cancer. Advance online publication.

Ng, B.P., Laxy, M., Shrestha, S.S., Soler, R.E., Cannon, M.J., Smith, B., & Zhang, P. (2021).

Prevalence and medical expenditures of diabetes-related complications among adult Medicaid enrollees with diabetes in eight U.S. states. Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications, 35(3), 107814.

Ng, B.P., & Park, C. (2021). Accessibility of telehealth services during COVID-19: A crosssectional survey of Medicare beneficiaries.

Preventing Chronic Disease, 18, e210056.

Advance online publication.

Ng, B.P., Cheng, Y., Rutledge, S., Cannon, M.J., Zhang, P., & Smith, B. (2020). Estimated number of eligible Part B beneficiaries for the Medicare diabetes prevention program at the county level and by urban-rural classification. PLoS One, 15(11), e0241757.

Ng, B.P., LaManna, J., Towne Jr., S.D., Peach, B.C., He, Q., & Park, C. (2020). Factors associated with avoiding health care among community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes.

Preventing Chronic Disease, 17, e200148.

Ng, B.P., Rabold, E., Guy, G.P., Park, C., Zhang, P., & Smith, B. (2020). Opioid dispensing among adult Medicaid enrollees by diabetes status.

Current Medical Research and Opinion, 36(10), 1577-1581.

Ng, B.P., Wang, G., Laxy, M., Park, C., Ritchey, M.D., Fang, J., Soler, R.E., Smith, B., & Zhang, P. (2021). Medicaid medical costs associated with hypertension by diabetes status among nondisability-based women in Alabama. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 32(1), 523-536.

Park, S.K., Ng, B.P., Chun, H.K., & Park, C. (2021).

Hospital outcomes of male breast cancer in the United States. American Journal of Managed Care, 27(6), e181-e187.

Zimmerman, J., Soler, R.E., Lavinder, J., Murphy, S., Atkins, C., Hulbert, L., & Ng, B.P. (2021).

Iterative guided machine learning-assisted systematic literature reviews: A diabetes case study. Systematic Reviews, 10(1), 97.

Díaz, D.A., McVerry, K., Spears, S., Díaz, R.Z., & Stauffer, L.T. (2020). Using experiential learning in escape rooms to deliver policies and procedures in academic and acute care settings. Nursing Education Perspectives.

Advance online publication.

Keiffer, M., Anderson, M., Eckhoff, D., Blackwell, C., Talbert, S., & Parker, A.M. (2020).

Standardizing nurse practitioner student evaluation during high-stakes clinical exam.

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Advance online publication.

Kinchen, E., Loerzel, V., & Portoghese, T. (2020).

Yoga and perceived stress, self-compassion, and quality of life in undergraduate nursing students.

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 9(1), 292-298.

Marsh, L.T.S., Anderson, K.M., Hayes, J.D., Ilesanmi, I., Conner, N.E., Robinson-Banks, T., & Wilcox, G. (2021). Participatory methods and narrative tools: Fostering youth-led social and emotional learning at one Orange County Boys & Girls Club. Florida Journal of Education Research, 59(1), 57-71.

Rosa, W.E., Buck, H.G., Squires, A.P., Kozachik, S.L., Abu-Saad Huijer, H., … Shattell, M., & et al. (in press). American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel consensus statement on nursing’s roles in ensuring universal palliative care access. Nursing Outlook.

Rosa, W.E., Buck, H.G., Squires, A.P., Kozachik, S.L., Abu-Saad Huijer, H., … Shattell, M., & et al. (in press). International consensus-based policy recommendations to advance universal palliative care access from the American Academy of Nursing Expert Panels. Nursing Outlook.

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Spears, S., Díaz, G.M., & Díaz, D.A. (2020). A community pediatric camp escape room: An interactive approach to applying real life critical thinking skills. Simulation & Gaming, 52(1), 31-39.

Blackwell, C.W., & Faraci, N. (2020).

Conflict resolution among nurse practitioners and physicians. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Advance online publication.

Bourgault, A.M., Upvall, M., Nicastro, S., & Powers, J. (in press). Organizational leadership is needed to de-implement feeding tube auscultation: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Practice.

Bumbach, M.D., Harman, J.S., Lucero, R., Cimiotti, J.P., & Neff, D.F. (2020). Gender differences in nurse practitioners: Job satisfaction and patterns of care. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 32(2), 138-144.

Chan, R.J., Mayer, D.K., Koczwara, B., Loerzel, V., Charalambous, A., Agbejule, O.A., & Howell, D. (2000). Building capacity in cancer nurses to deliver selfmanagement support: A call for action paper. Cancer Nursing, 43(5), 341-342.

Green, A., & Kinchen, E. (2021). The effects of mindfulness meditation on stress and burnout in nurses: A critical review of literature. Journal of Holistic Nursing. Advance online publication.

Keith, A., Talbert, S., & Warshawsky, N. (2021).

Factors that influence millennial generation nurses’ intention to stay: An integrated literature review. Journal of Nursing Administration, 51(4), 220-226.

Keith, A., Warshawsky, N., Neff, D.F., Loerzel, V., & Parchment, J. (2021). Factors that influence nurse manager job satisfaction: An integrated literature review. Journal of Nursing Management, 29(3), 373-384.

Morse, V., & Warshawsky, N.E. (2021). Nurse leadership competencies: Today and tomorrow.

Nursing Administration Quarterly, 45(1), 65-70.

Nelson-Brantley, H.V., Bailey, D., Batcheller, J., Caramanica, L., Cherry, B., Snow, F., & Warshawsky, N. (2021). Nurses taking the lead: A look back to move forward. Journal of Nursing Administration, 51(3), 120-122.

Pittman, P., Rambur, B., Birch, S., Chan, G., Cooke, C., Cummins, M., Leners, C., Low, L., MeadowsOliver, M., Shattell, M., Taylor, C., & Trautman, D. (2021). Value-based care: What does it mean for nurses? Nursing Administration Quarterly, 45(3), 179-186.

Silva, A.C.C. da, & Schutz, V. (2020). Auditing of health accounts: Analysis of disallowances and their justifications in Home Care. Revista Eletronica Acervo Saude, (Suppl. 47), e2975.

Hawkins, M., Misra, D.P., Zhang, L., Price, M., Dailey, R., & Giurgescu, C. (2021).

Family involvement in pregnancy and psychological health among pregnant Black women. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 35(1), 42-48.

Decker, V.B., & Tofthagen, C. (in press).

Nursing assessment and nonpharmacological management of depression. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing.

Houston-Kolnik, J., Soibatian, C., & Shattell, M. (2020). Advocates’ experiences with media and the impact of media on human trafficking advocacy. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35(5/6), 1108-1132.

Rhoden, C., & Decker, V.B. (2021). Patients with opioid use disorder and chronic pain: Improving pain assessment documentation. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. Advance online publication.

Saadat, N., Stemmer, P., Misra, D.P., & Giurgescu, C. (in press). Depressive symptoms are associated with proteomics profiles among pregnant African American women. Western Journal of Nursing Research.

Smith-East, M., Conner, N.E., & Neff, D.F. (2021).

Access to mental health care in the 21st century: An evolutionary concept analysis. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.

Advance online publication.

Smith-East, M., & Neff, D.F. (2020). Mental health care access using geographic information systems: An integrative review. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 41(2), 113-121.

Sneed, D., Abeysekara, P.M., Slaughter-Acey, J.C., Giurgescu, C., Dailey, R., & Misra, D.P. (2021). Physical activity and its relationship with preterm birth in the presence of depressive symptomology. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Advance online publication.

Wise, J., Heaton, K., & Shattell, M. (2020).

Mindfulness, sleep, and post-traumatic stress in long-haul truck drivers. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, 67(1), 103-111.

Bourgault, A.M., Voss, J., Stanfill, A., McCarthy, A.M., Matthews, E., Talsma, A., Loerzel, V., Henderson, W., Kinser, P., & Hershberger, P. (2021). Strategies to enhance the success of mid-career nurse scientists. Nursing Outlook. Advance online publication.

Khalil, D., Templin, T., Giurgescu, C., & Misra, D.P. (in press). Psychometric analysis of the Arabic translation of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support. Journal of Nursing Measurement.

Loerzel, V., Rice, M., Warshawsky, N., Kinser, P., & Mathews, E. (in press). Areas of satisfaction and challenges to the success of mid-career nurse scientists in academia. Nursing Outlook. Advance online publication.

Matthews, E.E., Kinser, P.A., Warshawsky, N., Loerzel, V., & Rice, M. (2021). The perceived reality and environment of the mid-career nurse scientist. Nursing Outlook, 69(3), 276-285.

PRIMARY CARE

Díaz, D.A., Eckhoff, D., Nunes, M., Anderson, M., Keiffer, M., Salazar, I., Knurr, L., Talbert, S., & Duncan, J. (2021).

Discovery of methods to enhance the care of the LGBTQ+ community. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. Advance online publication.

Fehrenbacher, C., Schoeny, M., Reed, M., Shattell, M., & Breitenstein, S. (2020).

Digital parent training in primary care: Facilitators and barriers. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 8(3), 268-277.

Ferrell, A., Haddad, L.G., Harrison-Elder, J., Garvan, C.S., Cook, C.L., & Salloum, R.G. (2020). Perceptions and use of electronic nicotine delivery systems among Floridian middle and high school students: Secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey results. Tobacco Use Insights, 13.

Advance online publication.

Garcia, J., Leahy, N., Brazendale, K., Quelly, S.B., & Lawrence, S. (2021). Implementation of a schoolbased Fitbit program for youth with autism spectrum disorder: A feasibility study. Disability and Health Journal, 14(2), e100990.

Hyer, S., & Conner, N. (2020). Concept of overweight bias among healthcare professionals: An evolutionary concept analysis. Nursing Forum, 55(3), 395-402.

Kinchen, E., Lange, B., & Newman, D. (2020).

Patient and provider decision-making experiences: A qualitative study. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 43(8), 713-722.

POPULATION HEALTH

EDUCATION

FA C U LT Y

Algarin, A.B., Li, Y., Cohen, R.A., Cook, C.L., Brumback, B., Cook, R.L., & Ibañez, G.E. (2020). HIV-related stigma and life goals among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Florida. Quality of Life Research, 1–9.

Algarin, A.B., Sheehan, D.M., Varas-Diaz, N., Fennie, K., Zhou, Z., Spencer, E.C., Cook, C.L., & Ibañez, G.E. (2021). Enacted HIVrelated stigma’s association with anxiety & depression among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Florida. AIDS and Behavior, 25(1), 93-103.

Berliana, S., Kristinadewi, P., Rachmawati, P., Fauziningtyas, R., Efendi, F. & Bushy, A. (2021). Determinants of early marriage among female adolescent in Indonesia.

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 33(1), 20180054.

Blackwell, C.W. (2020). Reducing sexually associated transmission of COVID-19 in men who have sex with men. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Advance online publication.

Blackwell, C.B., & López Castillo, H., (2021).

Human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis: Use of emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 17(6), 673-676.

Blackwell, C.W., & López Castillo, H. (2020). Use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer persons: Implications for public health nursing.

Public Health Nursing, 37(4), 569-580.

Canidate, S., Cook, C.L., Varma, D., Carnaby, G., Ennis, N., & Cook, R.L. (2020). Recruitment, experience, and retention among women with HIV and hazardous drinking participating in a clinical trial. BMC Public Health, 20, e1169.

Fisk, R.J., Richards, V.L., Leeman, R.F., Brumback, B., Cook, C., & Cook, R.L. (2021). Negative consequences of alcohol use among people living with HIV. Substance Use & Misuse, 56(6), 871-878.

Figueroa, C.M., Medvin, A., Phrathep, B.D., Thomas, C.W., Ortiz, J., & Bushy, A. (2021).

Healthcare needs of U.S. rural Latinos: A growing, multicultural population. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care: The Official Journal of the Rural Nurse Organization, 21(1), 24-48.

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FA C U LT Y

NURSING OUTLOOK AUTHOR AWARD An article co-authored

by Associate Instructor Geraldine Luzincourt (citation below) received the 2021 Excellence in Education Award from Nursing Outlook, the official journal of the American Academy of Nursing and Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science.

Upvall, M.J., & Luzincourt, G. (2019).

Global citizens, healthy communities: Integrating the sustainable development goals into the nursing curriculum.

Nursing Outlook, 67(6), 649-657.

TEXTBOOKS Haugen, N., & Galura, S. (2020).

Ulrich & Canale’s Nursing Care Planning Guides: Prioritization, Delegation, and Clinical Reasoning (8th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier.

Shattell, M., Batchelor, M., & Darmoc, R. (in press). #SocialMedia in Healthcare: A Guide to Creating Your Professional Digital Presence.

SLACK, Inc. Sole, M.L., Klein, D.G., Moseley, M., Makic, M.B., & Morata, L. (Eds.).

(2021). Introduction to Critical Care Nursing (8th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier.

BY THE NUMBERS

116 32 11 4 4 3

Refereed Journal Articles Abstracts/ Proceedings Editorials

Patents Book Chapters Textbooks

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Ibañez, G.E., Zhou, Z., Cook, C.L., Slade, T.A., Somboonwit, C., & et al. (2020). The Florida cohort study: Methodology, initial findings and lessons learned from a multisite cohort of people living with HIV in Florida. AIDS Care, 33(4), 516-524.

Williams, R., Brumback, B., Cook, R.L., Cook, C., Ezenwa, M., & Lucero, R. (2021). Prevalence of HIV-related stigma in adults living with HIV & disability in Florida, 2015-2016. AIDS Care.

Advance online publication.

Williams, R.S., Stetton, N.E., Cook, C.L., Cook, R.L., Ezenwa, M., & Lucero, R. (2021). The meaning and perceptions of HIV-related stigma in African American women living with HIV in rural Florida: A qualitative study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. Advance online publication.

Anderson, M., Guido-Sanz, F., Díaz, D.A., Lok, B., Stuart, J., Adinnola, I., & Welch, G. (2021). Augmented reality in nurse practitioner educator: Using a triage scenario to pilot technology usability and effectiveness. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 54, 105-112.

Anderson, M., Lioce, L., Robertson, J.M., Lopreiato, J.O., & Díaz, D.A. (2021). Toward defining healthcare simulation escape rooms. Simulation & Gaming, 52(1), 7-17.

Chike-Harris, K.E., LaManna, J., Eckhoff, D.O., Buchanan, L., McCumber, S., & et al. (2021). The missing link: The iSOAP Model for incorporating telehealth within simulations. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 59, 39-51. de Melo, C.M., Kim, K., Norouzi, N., Bruder, G., & Welch, G. (2020). Reducing cognitive load and improving warfighter problem solving with intelligent virtual assistants.

Frontiers in Psychology, 11(554706), 1-12.

Díaz, D.A., Anderson, M., Hill, P.P., Quelly, S.B., Clark, K., & Lynn, M. (2021). Comparison of clinical options: High-fidelity manikin-based and virtual simulation. Nurse Educator, 46(3), 149-153.

Díaz, D.A., Anderson, M., Quelly, S.B., Clark, K., & Talbert, S. (2020). Early recognition of pediatric sepsis simulation checklist: An exploratory study.

Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 50, 25-30.

Dileone, C., Chun, D., Díaz, D.A., & Marucca, A. (2020). An examination of simulation prebriefing in nursing education: An integrative review.

Nursing Education Perspectives, 41(6), 345-348.

Erickson, A., Norouzi, N., Kim, K., Schubert, R., Jules, J., … & Welch, G. (2020). Sharing gaze rays for visual target identification tasks in collaborative augmented reality. Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces, 14, 353-371.

Gonzalez, L., Daher, S., & Welch, G. (2020).

Neurological assessment using a PhysicalVirtual Patient (PVP). Simulation & Gaming, 51(6), 802-818.

Hunt, T.M., Anderson, M.A., Vo, M., & Penoyer, D.A. (2021). The impact of training on teamwork and simulated debriefings on real-life cardiopulmonary arrest events. Simulation & Gaming, 52(5), 585-600.

MacKenna, V., Díaz, D.A., Chase, S.K., Boden, C.J., & Loerzel, V. (2021). Self-debriefing in healthcare simulation: An integrative literature review. Nurse Education Today, 102, 104907.

Peralta, H., Díaz, R., & Díaz, D.A. (in press). Bringing a global perspective to students via telesimulation.

Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad.

Roye, J., Anderson, M., Díaz, D.A., & Rogers, M. (2020). Considerations for the effective integration of virtual simulation in the undergraduate nursing curriculum. Nursing Education Perspectives.

Advance online publication.

State, A., Towles, H., Johnson, T., Schubert, R., Walters, B., Welch, G., & Fuchs, H. (2020). The A-desk: A unified workspace of the future, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 40(1), 56-71.

Bruce, D., Grove, T., Foster, E., & Shattell, M. (2021). Gender differences in medical cannabis use: Symptoms treated, physician support for use, and prescription medication discontinuation. Journal of Women’s Health, 30(6), 857-863.

Dove-Medows, E., Thompson, L., McCracken, L., Kavanaugh, K., Misra, D.P., & Giurgescu, C. (2021). I wouldn’t let it get to me: Pregnant Black women’s experiences of discrimination.

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 46(3), 137-142.

Giurgescu, C., Zhang, L., Price, M., Dailey, R., Frey, H.A., & et al. (2020). Cigarette smoking during pregnancy mediates the relationship between experiences of racial discrimination and depressive symptoms among pregnant Black women: The Biosocial Impact on Black Births (BIBB) study. Public Health Nursing Journal, 37(5), 740-749.

LaManna, J.B., Quelly, S.B., Stahl, M., & Giurgescu, C. (2020). A Florida public health-based endocrine clinic for low-income pregnant women with diabetes. Public Health Nursing, 37(5), 729-739.

Quelly, S.B., LaManna, J.B., & Stahl, M. (in press).

Improving care access in low-income pregnant women with gestational diabetes. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. Advance online publication.

Tedesco, D., Makarem, G., Mayo, J., & Loerzel, V. (2020). Satisfaction with expectationsbased education in women undergoing breast reconstruction [CE article]. Plastic Surgical Nursing, 41(2), 71-84.

Vaughan, S., Misra, D.P., Wong, A., Rengers, B., Jablonski, S., Price, M., & Giurgescu, C. (2021).

Successful recruitment and retention strategies for engaging pregnant African American women in research. Western Journal of Nursing Research.

Advance online publication.

Wheeler, J., Misra, D., & Giurgescu, C. (2021). Stress and coping among pregnant Black women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Health Nursing, 38(4), 596-602.

Wong, A.C., Rengers, B., Nowak, A.L., Schoeppner, S., Price, M., Zhang, L., Dailey, R.K., Anderson, C.M., Misra, D.P., & Giurgescu, C. (2020). Timing of prenatal care initiation and psychological wellbeing in Black women. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 45(6), 344-350.

Lambert, A., Norouzi, N., Bruder, G., & Welch, G. (2020). A systematic review of ten years of research on human interaction with social robots. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 36(19), 1804-1817.

Woo, J., Koenig, D.M., Engeland, C.G., Kominearek, M., White-Traut, R., Yeatts, P., & Giugescu, C. (2020). Neighborhood disorder predicts lower serum vitamin D levels in pregnant African American women: A pilot study. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 200, 105648.

Lee, M., Norouzi, N., Bruder, G., Wisniewski, P.J., & Welch, G.F. (2021). Mixed reality tabletop gameplay: Social interaction with a virtual human capable of physical influence. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 27(8) 3534-3545.

Zhang, L., Dailey, R.K., Price, M., Misra, D.P., & Giurgescu, C. (2021). Intimate partner violence, substance use, and perceived stress among pregnant Black women: The Biosocial Impacts on Black Births (BIBB) study. Public Health Nursing, 38(4), 555-563.

MacKenna, V., Díaz, D.A., Chase, S.K., Boden, C.J., & Loerzel, V. (2021). Self-debriefing after virtual simulation: Measuring depth of reflection. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 52, 59-67.

A D VA N C E M E N T

ENSURING A BRIGHT FUTURE

While this past year has been filled with many challenges, I am hopeful.

Advances in health science have provided protection from COVID-19.

Innovative teaching methods using simulation are helping address healthcare disparities (see p. 16). Research from UCF faculty and nursing students are improving patient care.

While UCF has received transformational funding, there is still great need at the college

85% COLLEGE FACULTY AND STAFF GIVING

level. In fact, this last year the college awarded $30,000 in emergency funding – the most ever. Thanks to the Gertrude Skelly Charitable Foundation, Carrie Daanen ’92 and the Vyas family, our students facing financial hardships have been able to stay in school to pursue their dream and care for our communities as Knight nurses.

There are also many more healthcare challenges to address by our faculty experts and highachieving students. More innovations to be made. More valuable research to be conducted.

With your help, we will continue to “Charge On!” and change lives in Central Florida and

$14.5M UNMET SCHOLARSHIP NEED

around the world. Together we will ensure a bright and healthy future for all.

KATIE KORKOSZ ’04 ’06MS SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR ADVANCEMENT

CONTINUING A LEGACY

With gifts and pledge commitments from alumni and friends, the Joyce DeGennaro Memorial Scholarship has reached endowment. The endowed scholarship will now be able to impact more nursing students for years to come, starting with the first scholarship award in the 2022-23 academic year.

You can help this scholarship make an even greater impact and continue Joyce’s legacy and passion for educating the next generation of Knight nurses by donating at

nursing.ucf.edu/mrsD.

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A D VA N C E M E N T

Funding the Future Faculty member Leslee D’Amato-Kubiet ’13PhD Dean Mary

established the D’Amato-Kubiet Family Endowed

Lou Sole

Scholarship to support nursing students who have a family

established

member or parent who is a member of law enforcement.

the endowed

D’Amato-Kubiet was inspired by her family, which includes

Dr. Mary Lou Sole Family Reach

nurses, police officers, firefighters and K-9 dogs.

for the Stars Scholarship to support PhD students.

“We need more nurse scientists, and I want to help encourage future generations of Knight nurses to pursue a PhD to generate scientific knowledge to advance nursing practice and improve patient outcomes.”

Retired faculty member Liz Ramey established the Ramey Family Endowed Scholarship to support first-generation nursing students.

After losing his wife who was a nurse

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse

in 2019, Dr. Richard Atkinson of Vero

Practitioner and researcher Marie Smith-

Beach chose to honor her legacy by

East ’20PhD established the Dr. Marie

establishing the Patricia Atkinson

Smith-East Family Endowed Scholarship

Memorial Endowed Scholarship to

for nursing doctoral students pursuing

support BSN students planning to work

research and careers in mental health.

at the bedside after graduation.

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A D VA N C E M E N T

SCHOLARSHIP IMPACT

GIVE TODAY Help UCF Nursing “Charge On!”

$173,000

Student Emergency Assistance Fund to keep students experiencing financial hardships in school Nursing Student Scholarships help future generations of Knight nurses Simulation Initiatives Fund to expand and enhance student simulation training and education Faculty Research Funding to aid advancements in patient care and nursing science

Awarded to 81 Students*

46

Undergraduates across 3 campuses

29 Graduate students

*2021-22 Academic Year

Knightingale Society Members

Donors who supported the college with a gift of $1,000 or more from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

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Mr. Daren ’06 and Mrs. Katherine Dorminy ’06 ’10

Mr. Todd J. ’04 ’05 and Mrs. Katie ’04 ’05 Korkosz

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AdventHealth | Orlando Mr. Douglas D. Akbari

Mr. Paul Dorsay

Dr. Leslee A. D’Amato-Kubiet ’13

Mr. Wade S. Alliance

Dr. Kelly A. Carlson Eberbach ’15 ’17

Laerdal Medical

The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation

Ms. Anna Allred ’19

Dr. Candace F. Eden ’15 Ms. Andrea Eliscu

Mr. Anthony ’93 and Dr. Jacqueline ’13 LaManna

Mrs. Jan T. Smith

Mr. Wayne E. ’87 and Dr. Kelly D. ’07 Allred

Mr. Franke and Mrs. Kim Elliott

Mr. Richard Lambert ’86

Dr. Mary Lou and Mr. Robert Sole

Dr. Mindi A. and Mr. Tim Anderson

Ms. Michele Fackler ’00 ’12

Ms. Abbygail P. Lapinski ’19

Anonymous

Florida Blue Foundation

Dr. Valerie Lapp ’99 ’09 ’16

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

Mr. Richard and Mrs. Deborah Baumgartner

Florida Navy Nurse Corps Association

Ms. Amanda W. Leyva ’18

The Swift Family Foundation

LIFE at UCF

Dr. Deborah Tedesco ’93 ’18

Dr. Christopher Blackwell ’00 ’01 ’05

Focus Forward Skilled Care

Gary L. Blackwell Charitable Foundation

Dr. Sandra Galura ’05 ’12

Mr. Steven C. ’87 ’92 and Dr. Victoria W. ’07 Loerzel

Sigma Nursing: Theta Epsilon Chapter

Mr. Kenneth Goedeker

The Honorable John S. and Mrs. Carolyn T. Lord

TLC Engineering Solutions

Blezoo Ms. Kimberly S. Bogers ’18 ’20

Mr. Adam and Mrs. Geri Goldstein

MGN Family Foundation

Dr. Dawn Turnage ’11 ’13 ’15 ’18 ’19

Mrs. Donna A. Breit ’10

Mr. Ivan ’09 ’12 and Mrs. Christina Gonzalez

Mr. Gerard and Mrs. Debra ’01 ’03 ’10 Michaud

UCF Lake Nona Medical Center

Mr. Jody and Mrs. Roslyn Burttram

Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation

Mr. John R. and Dr. Angeline A. Bushy

Dr. Laura N. Gonzalez ’08

Mrs. Patricia Celano ’10

Mr. Todd Guiley ’91

Central Florida Pediatrics Dr. Susan K. Chase

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Health First

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Heart of Volusia

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Dr. Linda Hennig ’96

Dr. Joseph L. and Dr. Maureen M. Covelli

Mrs. Judy L. Housel ’98 ’99

CVS Health Foundation

Mr. Michael Hsu

Ms. Carrie Daanen ’92

Dr. Frances E. Iacobellis

Mrs. Christine W. Deatrick ’94 ’09 ’13

Ms. Renee M. Keller

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Dr. Vicki L. Montoya ’83 ’01 ’13 Glenda G. Morgan Charitable Foundation Dr. Donna F. Neff Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida The Northrop Grumman Foundation Mrs. Rosemary G. Notarantonio ’81

Dr. Melanie Shatzer

Dr. Marie A. Smith-East ’20

Mrs. Jane E. Traynor

UnitedHealthcare of Florida Ms. Elizabeth K. Vieira Mr. Robin K. Vieira ’93 Dr. Julie Vincent ’16 Dr. Zabunnissa Vyas and Mr. Suryakant Vyas Dr. Nora Warshawsky

Nurses First Solutions

Mrs. Linda A. and Dr. Gregory F. Welch

Orlando Health

Wells Fargo

Ochsner Health System

Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation

Parrish Medical Center

Mrs. Carole W. Williams ’92

Ms. Virginia Partain

The Diane and Larry Wink Fund

Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation

The Woods Trust

Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Anne Peach

Ms. Paula Younger

Dr. Heather Peralta PNC Foundation Dr. Susan Quelly ’07 ’12

We apologize if there are any inadvertent errors or omissions.

Mrs. Mary E. Ramey

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ALUMNI

Meet Your Alumni Chapter Board Members

EXECUTIVE BOARD KATE DORMINY ’06BSN ’10MSN Chair MICHELE FACKLER ’00BSN ’12MSN Philanthropy Chair & Chair Elect KELLY CARLSON EBERBACH ’15DNP ’17 Immediate Past Chair AMY PAINTER ’06BSN Communications Chair BOARD MEMBERS Lillian Aguirre ’07MSN ’15DNP Education Chair

Amy Coisnard ’19BSN Social Media Co-Chair

Nadine Garcia ’18MSN Recognition Chair

Eliany Torrez Pon ’18BSN Hospitality Chair

Kimberly Bogers ’18BSN ’20MSN Reunion Chair

Cynthia Fonseca ’22BSN Student Liaison

Christina Gonzalez Staff Liaison

Gene Waterval ’09MSN ’20PhD Mentorship Co-Chair

Brandi Bryan ’17MSN Mentorship Co-Chair

David Frederick ’20BSN Charge On Co-Chair

Amanda Schultz ’17BSN Engagement Chair

Aleen Williams ’15BSN Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Co-Chair

Rachel Butcher ’15 ’20BSN Charge On Co-Chair

Sandy Galura ’05MSN ’12PhD Faculty Liaison

Jessica Selepec ’06BSN Social Media Co-Chair

Fameisha Williams ’06BSN ’11MSN ’18DNP Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Co-Chair

SAVE THE DATE! 2022 ALL-CLASS NURSING ALUMNI REUNION

Saturday, April 23 SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THE CLASSES OF 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012 AND 2017

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Charge On! as a #KnightNurse

GREETINGS FELLOW KNIGHT NURSES It is my honor to serve you, my fellow Knight nurses, these next two years as the Alumni Chapter Board Chair. As a dual alumna, faculty member and undergraduate clinical coordinator, my passion for UCF and Knight nurses runs deep.

JOIN A COMMITTEE

It began in my formative years. My undergraduate experience not only equipped me with the knowledge and skills to be successful in my nursing career, but welcomed me into a community of peers and leaders that have provided – and continue to provide – encouragement and friendship.

Dean Sole said recently at our recognition ceremony that, “Now, more

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than ever, the world needs more Knight nurses.”

I also believe that now, more than ever, Knight nurses need one another as we continue to navigate this extremely challenging time in our profession.

As an alumni member, you are not alone. Whether you are among our 955 recent graduates (welcome and congratulations!) or among the 12,500+

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existing alumni members (thank you for shining bright!), you are part of the Knight nurse community. We are a diverse and engaging network that is here for you – and for one another.

I encourage you to Charge On! as a Knight nurse (see left), so we can all continue to change lives.

SHARE YOUR NEWS TO CELEBRATE TOGETHER

Go Knights! Charge On!

KATE DORMINY ’06BSN, ’10MSN, RN-BC, PCCN HIRE A KNIGHT NURSE

CHAIR, ALUMNI CHAPTER BOARD

Kate is one of 40 outstanding alumni who were honored GIVE A GIFT AND BECOME A SOCIETY MEMBER

Learn more at nursing.ucf.edu/alumni

earlier this year at our 40th Anniversary Virtual Gala. #ICYMI watch and meet all the honorees at nursing.ucf.edu/40

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Class Notes SHARE YOUR NEWS! We want to know where you are and what you are doing!

Submit updates at ucfalumni.com/nursing or email nursing@ucfalumni.com.

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Shari (Ellis) Kazmerchak ’89BSN is an assistant professor of nursing at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.

Kate Dorminy ’06BSN ’10MSN became an instructor at the UCF College of Nursing. She will continue to coordinate undergraduate clinical experiences for the UCF Orlando campus.

’90s INSIGHTS FROM KNIGHT NURSE ENTREPRENEURS

Laura Gonzalez ’08PhD was elected presidentelect of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) and is now vice president of clinical learning resource at Sentinel U®.

Additionally, she was part of a nursing research team that studied remote learning during the pandemic. Their work, “Interactive Video Simulation for Remote Healthcare Learning,” was published in Frontiers in Surgery.

Jason Duprat ’09BSN interviewed

Quibulah “Quib” Graham ’03BSN was appointed to corporate director of diversity and minority business development at Orlando Health.

Thomas “Tom” Weichart ’04MSN, an army veteran, former White House presidential executive nurse, and current pastor and FNP for World Clinic and AdventHealth, returned to UCF to deliver the Summer 2021 commencement address.

Fameisha Williams ’06BSN ’11MSN ’15Certificate ’18DNP ’20Certificate was featured in Orlando Voyager magazine.

fellow UCF nursing alumnus Kenneth Dion ’91BSN on his Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy Podcast in April. Dion shared tips for entrepreneurs and insights

NEW FELLOWS

from his role as assistant dean for

Valerie Danesh ’03, ’06BSN, ’06MS, ’15PhD and Cathleen Wheatley ’17DNP were inducted to the 2021 Class of Fellows of the prestigious American Academy of Nursing.

business innovation and strategic relationships at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Listen to Episode 181 on jasonduprat.com

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’20s Congratulations to Kimberly Bogers ’18BSN ’20MSN and Sara (Ponte) Piscitello ’13BSN who were honored by UCF Alumni among the 30 Under 30 awardees in 2021.

’10s Erica Basora ’10BSN, clinical development specialist at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, was a speaker at the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses Expo in Orlando in August.

Patricia M. Delgado ’08 ’10BSN ’15MSN ’18DNP, a dermatology nurse practitioner, has started a mentorship and coaching business to help future nurse practitioners in the field.

Nicole Hamm ’15BSN earned her master’s degree in nursing from South University.

Anthony King ’14BSN ’17MSN moved to Colorado in February and is currently a clinical practice specialist in the pediatric ICU at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

He also serves on the system’s Nurse Credentialing Review Board and as system-wide clinical lead for pressure injuries, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and the codes and rapid response teams.

Eliany Torrez Pon ’18BSN was named 2021 Preceptor of the Year by Nemours Children’s Hospital.

Destiny Alvarez ’20BSN landed her “dream job” after graduation working in the neonatal intensive care unit at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital.

Chloe Frye ’21BSN was interviewed by the NPR affiliate in Orlando in June about the pandemic and nursing shortage. Hear her interview on wmfe.org.

Valorie MacKenna ’20PhD, director of simulation-based education at UConn School of Nursing, had her first, firstauthored publication of research. “Selfdebriefing in healthcare simulation: An integrative literature review” was published in Nursing Education Today in July.

Mallory Mauney ’20MSN, a healthcare simulation program graduate, had a poster presentation discussing simulation and neuroscience education at the Virtual AANN Stroke Conference in August.

Carrie L. Lewis ’15MSN became manager of clinical documentation integrity at AdventHealth Central Florida.

Patricia (Trish) Price ’16DNP was promoted to vice president and chief nursing officer at AdventHealth Ocala.

Maj. Telisha Johnson ’18MSN, who serves in the DC National Guard, was honored by the Secretaries of the U.S. Air Force and Army for providing CPR to a civilian during the George Floyd riots in Washington, D.C. “That moment meant so much to my unit, to the guard, and to the family of the woman we saved.”

Ariel Van Winkle ’19BSN, a flight nurse in the California Air National Guard and CICU travel nurse, passed the CCRN exam to become a certified critical care nurse earlier this year and was recently accepted into the USF Nurse Anesthesia DNP program for Summer 2022.

EXCELLENCE AWARDS Three alumni were honored by the Theta Epsilon Chapter of Sigma, the international nursing honor society, with excellence in leadership awards: Joyce DeGennaro ’03 ’09BSN ’13MSN (posthumously), Kate Dorminy ’06BSN ’10MSN, and Trish Celano ’10MSN.

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